Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2003)

2,092 consumer complaints on file.

#10183594February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER, READS ANYWHERE FROM 35 MPH TO OVER 120 MPH AT ALL TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183483February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO STOPPED WORKING. READS 120 MPH ALL THE TIME. PRICED A REPAIR AT 500 DOLLARS. WHICH INCLUDES PARTS AND LABOR. I UNDERSTAND FROM DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT JUST ON 03'S. 2004'S ALSO. SOMETHING WRONG WITH A 500 DOLLAR REPAIR ON A 2 TO 3 YEAR OLD TRUCK. ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183310February 23, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET 1500HD 4X4. IT HAS HEATED SEATS WHICH TEND TO COME ON BY ITS SELF AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE SEATS GET EXTREMELY HOT. SINCE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED, I'M NOW GETTING A SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT, BUT THE 4X4 SEEMS OK. I THINK THE SHORT IN THE SEATS IS EFFECTING OTHER PARTS ON MY TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183315February 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO LS 1500 THAT THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STARTED READING 120 MPH NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING OR IF THE VEHICLE IS EVEN MOVING AT ALL. NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE OR FAILURES WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THIS PROBLEM. GMC WANTS $500+ TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON TREND AMONG 2002-2004 SILVERADOS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183364February 23, 2007
STEERING
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO WHICH SOUND LIKE THE STEERING SHAFT IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY USED A GRINDER ON THE STEERING SHAFT. IT WASN'T TOO LONG AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THIS TIME NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. I DID NOT HAVE IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED. SO FAR THIS HASN'T CREATED AN ACCIDENT. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183139February 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS ERRONEOUS SPEEDS, USUALLY TOO FAST. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183210February 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARIOUS READINGS AND IS RARELY ACCURATE. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE TICKET ($140). I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FACTORS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THINK GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL. ALSO TODAY, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. (HAD TO PULL THE FUSE) I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ABOUT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL OF THIS AND KEPT COPIES OF ALL COMPLAINTS AND EMAILS. JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING TO FALL BACK ON WHEN MY WIPERS GO OUT AND I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MY NEXT TRUCK WON'T BE "MADE IN AMERICA" I CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY ASSURED ME THEY COULD REPAIR IT FOR UNDER 1000.00 WOW, WHAT A BARGAIN CONSIDERING IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183087February 20, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
AT 74,500 MILES A RUMBLING NOISE INITIALLY OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS THE RUMBLE OCCURRED MOST OF THE TIME AND WAS MOST NOTICED AROUND 45 MPH. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS FOUND TO WORN AND REPLACED AT 75,500 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182964February 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 120 MPH AT TIMES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182982February 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182773February 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE COMES ON, LOOSE ALL 4WD CAPABILITY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN SNOW, THUS CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182580February 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO AND MY SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY MENTIONED THAT IT IS COMMON BUT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ($500) I ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT A PLASTIC GEAR WEARS OUT. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182435February 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 53000 MILES. APPARENTLY, ALL INTERNAL PARTS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SITUATION. THIS TYPE OF PART SHOULD NOT FAIL UNTIL 300,000 + MILES OR 25 YEARS! MOST PEOPLE ARE QUOTED (AND PAID) $500 - $1,000 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I'VE GOT A CALL IN TO GM DEALER, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182522February 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND JUMPS UP AND DOWN. FINALLY STOPS WORKING AND NEEDLE POINTS DOWN. NO WAY OF JUDGING SPEED. HAD IT REPROGRAMMED AT COST OF 10.00, DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. HAD A GAGE CLUSTER ORDER AND INSTALLED AT COST OF 300.00. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN CLUSTER IN A LOT OF TRUCKS AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO OWNER. MY TRUCK HAD 30,650 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182347February 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING. SHOWS 40 MPH IN PARK. GOES TO 120 THEN BACK TO ZERO AT RANDOM TIMES. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. I HAVE PICTURES FOR PROOF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182266February 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2003 CHEV. 2500 4X4 EST. CAB LONG BOX. IT HAS 18000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 18000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A TRUCK OF THIS TYPE. (HEAVY DUTY). I ALSO HAD A DIM BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH, WHICH I HAD CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE DASH BOARD AND WOULD COST 400.00+ TO FIX. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY WHEN INSTALLED, 250.00+ TO FIX. WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT ARE THEY MAKING? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182182February 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY SILVERADO SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182210February 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY AND OR CITY DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER A RATE OF SPEED HIGHER THEN ACTUAL. THIS SPEED HAS BEEN RECORDED AS ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 50 MPH HIGH. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING HIGH, UPON STOPPING, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REMAIN AT THE AMOUNT OF SPEED THAT IT IS REGISTERING HIGH. FOR EXAMPLE, IF TRAVELING AT 30 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER READS 50 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STILL READ 20 MPH. ONCE THIS PROBLEM STARTS, IT IS VERY CONSISTENT ON ITS REGULARITY. A SIMPLE SOLUTION IS TO REPEATEDLY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP 5 MPH WITH EACH CYCLE UNTIL IT REACHES 0 MPH. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WILL LIKELY REOCCUR ON THE TRIP THAT I AM ABOUT TO MAKE. MY COWORKER IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN A VERY SIMILAR VEHICLE. UPON CONTACTING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN SEEN ON OTHER OCCASIONS AND THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $600.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182226February 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD WITH A SPEEDOMETER THAT WORKS ERRATICALLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER SELECTS A RANDOM "OFFSET" BETWEEN 0-65 MPH AND THEN OPERATES LINEARLY WITH THAT OFFSET UNTIL AT SOME RANDOM TIME IT CHOOSES A NEW OFFSET. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SPEEDOMETER MAY SAY 50 MPH WHEN I'M STOPPED, THEN 110 MPH WHEN I'M DOING 60 MPH (VERIFIED BY PORTABLE GPS). THEN THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK THE OFFSET HAS CHANGED TO 20 MPH. OR WHILE I'M DRIVING THE OFFSET MAY CHANGE. I'VE DISCOVERED VIA THE INTERNET THAT NUMEROUS SILVERADO OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND DEALERS WANT ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT BE CERTAIN AT WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182229February 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 120+MPH WHEN GOING 65 MPH. WHEN STOPPED IT INDICATED 60 MPH. DEALER REPLACED CLUSTER UNIT TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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